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nuncheon

noun

Etymology

From Middle English nonshench, noneschench, nonechenche (“slight refreshment, usually taken in the afternoon”), from none (“noon”) + shench, schenche (“draught, cup”), equivalent to noon + shink (“to pour out, serve”). More at shink, skink.

  1. inherited from nonshench

Definitions

  1. A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon

    A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.

    • "Yes---I left London this morning at eight o'clock, and the only ten minutes I have spent out of my chaise since that time, procured me a noonchine at Marlborough."
    • She gave him a hunk of nuncheon and a bundle of her novelettes, and he stole up to an empty garret and squatted on the bare boards.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA